diff --git a/components/esm/loadstat.cpp b/components/esm/loadstat.cpp
index ed90b04751..b0ab89bedd 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadstat.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadstat.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ namespace ESM
 
     void Static::load(ESMReader &esm)
     {
-        mPersistent = (esm.getRecordFlags() & 0x0400) != 0;
-
         mModel = esm.getHNString("MODL");
     }
     void Static::save(ESMWriter &esm) const
diff --git a/components/esm/loadstat.hpp b/components/esm/loadstat.hpp
index 45b05136ad..d912d10583 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadstat.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadstat.hpp
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ struct Static
 
   std::string mId, mModel;
 
-  bool mPersistent;
-
   void load(ESMReader &esm);
   void save(ESMWriter &esm) const;